Job Title: Sports and Education Assistant
Department: Primary Education
Location: Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way, Burnley, BB10 4BX and Primary Schools across East Lancashire
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st July 2025
Working Pattern: 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
Closing Date: 23rd October 2024
Salary: £20,893 per annum

About us
Burnley FC in the Community (BFCitC) is the award-winning, official charity of Burnley Football Club.
We work hard every day to deliver our mission to inspire, support and deliver change to communities across Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, the Ribble Valley and West Yorkshire.
We believe in the immense power of our football club to transform people’s lives for the better. We believe Burnley and Pendle is a special place – a home to extraordinary people like you. Come and be part of our story!

The Role
To assist with the delivery of the PE and the Premier League Primary Stars programme within Primary Schools across East Lancashire.

Roles and Responsibilities
• To assist Sports and Education Coaches on the delivery of PE and the Premier League Primary Stars programme within cohort of schools, on behalf of BFCitC.
• To assist planning prior to each session that is delivered, with considerations being made for individuals’ needs and requirements.
• To assist deliver in the highest possible quality, to a wealth of participants with varying abilities, needs and demands, in a variety of different environments, including:
o National Curriculum Physical Education
o Extra-Curricular Sessions
o Holiday Camps
o Whole School Assemblies
o Recreational Sport Sessions
o Educational sessions (Literacy, Numeracy and PSHE workshops).
• To continuously evaluate the success / standards of own work and that of others, through rigorous self and departmental reflection and analysis.
• To partake in the crucial processes of monitoring and evaluation, to ensure that the progress/impact of any given provision is reporting to key funders in a timely and effectively manner. This includes the use of regular registers and the Views platform.
• To ensure that all stakeholders are kept safe and well, before, during and after the delivery of a given session.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to this role.
• Comply with all Charity policies.
• To be able to work flexible and unsociable hours where the role of the job requires.
• Ensure the service is delivered and managed in accordance with the Charity’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Promote the Burnley FC in the Community brand and ethos in a professional, strong and positive manner.
• Work alongside other team members to support in other areas of the organisation as and when required to promote
• best practice.
• A commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace and a willingness to undertake all relevant equality and
• diversity training.
• Help staff to develop confidence and competence by modelling good practice and acting as a mentor.
• To work towards agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• To understand and implement the Charity’s Safeguarding policy, procedures, and best practice guidelines in your role. To use this understanding to ensure safe working practices, appropriate reporting of concerns and contribute positively to a safe environment.
• To be able to work flexible hours where the role of the job requires.
• Comply with all Charity policies.
• Promote the Burnley FC in the Community brand and ethos in a professional, strong, and positive manner.
• Work alongside other team members to support in other areas of the organisation as and when required to promote best practice.
• Hold a commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
• Willingness to attend training courses to enhance own professional development.
• Always demonstrate the Charity’s values.

This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties and is not exhaustive. You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description.

Essential Qualifications, Experience & Skills
• Level 1 coaching certificate in any chosen sport.
• Safeguarding certificate or the willingness to undertake training.
• First Aid certificate or the willingness to undertake training.
• Five GCSEs at grade C or above
• Relevant training for working with children.
• Experience of working on sportbased projects.
• Experience of working in a school setting.
• Full driving license and the use of a vehicle.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.